Tsuna Sawada | |
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Reborn! character | |
First appearance | Reborn! Chapter 1 Reborn! Episode 1 |
Voiced by | Yukari Kokubun[1] (Japanese) |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Tsunayoshi Sawada |
Nickname | Tsuna No-Good Tsuna Tsu-kun Tenth Vongola |
Gender | Male |
Title | Vongola Decimo Neo Vongola Primo |
Occupation | Student Mafia boss (in-training; future) |
Affiliation | Vongola Family |
Relatives | Nana Sawada (mother) Iemitsu Sawada (father) Ietsuna Sawada (grandfather) Yoshinobu Sawada (great-grandfather) Yoshimune Sawada (great-great-grandfather) Giotto/"Ieyasu Sawada" (great-great-great-grandfather) |
Nationality | Japanese (Italian ancestry) |
Tsunayoshi Sawada (沢田 綱吉, Sawada Tsunayoshi), commonly nicknamed "Tsuna" (ツナ), is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series Reborn! created by Akira Amano. Tsuna is one of the descendants of the Vongola family, a mafia in Italy, and is to be the next and tenth leader of the Vongola. To get him to this position, hitman Reborn becomes his tutor to train him to be a suitable boss. With Reborn's help, Tsuna confronts his fears and befriends several people, some of which become his guardians within the Vongola Family. However, due to Tsuna's high position in the mafia, various other families conspire to kill him, forcing him and his friends to confront them. Besides the manga and the anime, Tsuna has also been featured in video games and light novels based on the series, as well as a CD soundtrack.
Tsuna's character has been very popular with readers; he appeared several times in the top 5 of the popularity polls developed for the series and has taken first place a few times. He has also been featured in merchandise from the series, such as figurines and plushes. Publications for manga, anime and other media have commented on Tsuna's character, adding both praise and criticism. Although Tsuna's story was initially considered simple, writers from various websites have liked his traits and growth throughout the manga.